Salon Light #7 – KAUGUMMI

KAUGUMMIBartolomé SansonCould you please present yourself and your activities.My name is Bartolomé Sanson and I run since 2005 an independant publishing company called KAUGUMMI. Kaugummi is mostly dedicated to artists books, zines, and records. 99% of the publications I put out are print with a regular XEROX machine, in a run of 50 to 500 copies. I live in Rennes – France. What about the aspects of artistic independence and financial autonomy?I published something like 90 titles in the past three years, without any help from a public or private institution. Financial autonomy is absolutely essential for a structure like mine. What about the “author/graphic designer/printer/publisher/distributor complicity” in such editorial projects?This relationship is totally in the center of the process. I work with the same printer in my hometown, most of the book i made are based on a “carte blanche” proposition, and everything in the publication is designed by the artist (sometimes with my help). I’m really not int the idea of having a regular collection of publications, with the same design, etc. It’s so boring and formatted… I work with a small selection of bookstore, which are really faithful and regular : Yvon Lambert in Paris, Family in Los Angeles, some japanese artbook stores, and obviously Motto ! What about DIY/ Home Made / Tradition and technical aspect in your practice?I used to made everything at home (printing / binding), but i can’t work like this anymore… I try to go back to DIY sometimes, but most i the kaugummi publications are printed by my local printer. I just opened a silkscreen studio / store / office with some friends. I think and hope you can expect more handprint traditional kaugummi publications in a near futur…

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